Articles by Rahul K R

Coral reefs in Thailand decaying at alarming rate: Scientists blame it on tourism

Coral reefs near Thailand face around 77 percent damage in a decade. Marine scientists put different opinions for the biodiversity loss.

Jan 30, 2018

Researchers unearth secrets of giardia parasite

Researchers of University of East Anglia (UEA) has identified 2 protein, one similar to a protein in cells which is responsible for giardiasis, a common gut disease.

Jan 29, 2018

NASA's Remembrance Day 2018: Astronauts who died while lending hand to cause of space exploration honoured

NASA remembers its fallen astronauts during Remembrance Day 2018.

Jan 29, 2018

Ice coats the Hudson River as a river ferry departs for New York City from Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.

Illinois, Connecticut becomes 'worst possible state to live in', Boulder tops list as happiest place

A recent survey has identified Connecticut and Rhode islands as worst possible states to live in the US and the survey found Boulder as the happiest place to live in.

Jan 29, 2018

NASA's GOLD launched atop Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket

NASA launched its Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD aboard a host commercial communication satellite on January 25, 2018, atop Ariane 5 launcher.

Jan 27, 2018

Nasa

US to stop funding International Space station

US plans to withdraw itself from the engineering marvel orbiting the earth, the International Space Station (ISS) as the Donald Trump administration has decided not to spend any more money on it.

Jan 27, 2018

Nasa

Laboratory-confirmed influenza increases risk of heart attack: Study

Researchers have identified about six times more chances of heart attack in people affected with influenza.

Jan 27, 2018

'Star Wars'-inspired researchers develop technology to create colourful 3D images in space

Daniel Smalley, a Brigham Young University (BYU) electrical and computer engineering professor and hologram expert has developed the 3D image projection similar to those in science fiction films.

Jan 26, 2018

Facebook, Instagram face massive global blackout

The blackout of the popular social media sites started before 1 pm (ET) and lasted for a long duration of time all around the world.

Jan 26, 2018

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NASA's InSight tests successfully extending solar arrays mid-way, what it means?

NASA has successfully completed tests to extend solar arrays in InSight mission to Mars.

Jan 26, 2018

SpaceX test fires Falcon Heavy rocket, can carry payload of 54 metric tons, equal to 737-jetliner

SpaceX test fires its Falcon Heavy rocket as a prelude to its first test flight which is to be held within weeks.

Jan 26, 2018

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Dust on snow-capped Colorado mountains behind snowmelt, helping river water supplies: NASA study

NASA research has found that layers of dust on top of snow in Colorado rocky mountains in the US determines the snowmelt and water flow in the Colorado River.

Jan 25, 2018

Google Lunar XPRIZE: How Team Indus failed?

Google Lunar XPRIZE the global competition to sent spacecraft to Moon has failed as the final competitors, including Team Indus, couldn't raise fund for the mission.

Jan 25, 2018

Dust storms in Mars behind gas escape from Martian atmosphere: NASA

Mars watchers are looking forward to a global dust storm on the red planet and believe that this phenomenon can help in detecting the seasonal changes in the Martian atmosphere.

Jan 24, 2018

Supermoon, blue moon and lunar eclipse to deck up the sky next week

It will be a triple treat for skywatchers on January 31 as the sky will be decked up with a supermoon, a blue moon, and a total lunar eclipse.

Jan 24, 2018

Smoke rises from the Popocatepetl as it spews incandescent volcanic material on the outskirts of Puebla, Mexico

Crystals in Earth surface can predict volcanic eruptions

Researchers have found that crystals from volcanoes can be helpful in predicting volcanic eruptions in advance.

Jan 24, 2018

Gravitational pull diminishing in sun, impact on solar system far more: NASA Study

NASA's study on increasing size of Mercury's orbit finds the measure of loss of Solar mass which results in reduced effects of gravitation force on planets.

Jan 23, 2018

NASA conducts test of pathbreaking self-moulding alloy to help fold wings during flight

NASA has tested its aircraft with shape-memory alloy wings based on Spanwise Adaptive Wing Project or SAW developed by researchers of NASA and Boeing.

Jan 23, 2018

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Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of 'Cartwheel Galaxy' post-collision

NASA has recently released a clear and more stunning image of the Cartwheel galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.

Jan 23, 2018

Nasa

GSAT-11, weighing 5.7-tonne, is India's last satellite to be launched by foreign rocket

India has announced that GSAT-11 launch will be the last satellite launched by a foreign space agency.

Jan 22, 2018

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Articles by ​Rahul K R

Articles by Rahul K R